A 76-year-old man from the Sydney’s south-west says the house shook when a tree fell into his home.

“I’m very lucky it fell the right way to a degree,” Ray Markey told 9News.

The latest storm cemented rainfall figures for some parts of Australia, say Weatherzone. Some spots have already had double their average October rainfall, despite only being two thirds of the way through the month. (AAP)

“If it had have fell the other way it would’ve taken out the whole house.”

Parts of Victoria also got their share of thunder and rain, with the town of Omeo receiving more than 5000 lightning strikes.

According to Weatherzone, over southeastern Australia, an estimate of over 300,000 lightning strikes were recorded to 8pm (AEDT).

The storm front will move into parts of Queensland today with storms possible in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

Meanwhile, Sydney will see tops of 20C with showers possible.

Melbourne will be mostly sunny. Adelaide can expect sun and 24C.

Perth and Darwin will also have showers.

Last month was the driest September on record for Australia as a whole and its driest calendar month since April 1902.

However, despite the rain in many parts, some drought-stricken areas have missed out.